Burnley vs Newcastle United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Burnley played against Newcastle United in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 30, 2025. Final score: 1:3.

Recent form

Burnley has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Newcastle United has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Burnley scores 1.06 goals per game and allows 1.89. Newcastle United scores 1.28 and allows 1.28. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Burnley's games and 61% of Newcastle United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 61%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Newcastle United has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.05 per game. Burnley takes 8.9 shots per game, while Newcastle United takes 12.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Burnley leads at halftime in 6% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Newcastle United leads at halftime in 39% and scores 0.61 after halftime.

When the teams score

Burnley's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Newcastle United, it is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 2
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
BurnleyNewcastle United
15Shots20
BurnleyNewcastle United
4Shots on target9
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.54xG2.17
BurnleyNewcastle United
3Corners4
BurnleyNewcastle United
44Dangerous attacks39
BurnleyNewcastle United
9Fouls3
BurnleyNewcastle United
2Cards1
BurnleyNewcastle United

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

BurnleyNewcastle United
1.06Goals scored / game1.28
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.89Goals allowed / game1.28
BurnleyNewcastle United
41%Average possession52%
BurnleyNewcastle United
3.06Shots on target / game4.28
BurnleyNewcastle United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.89Shots per game12.33
BurnleyNewcastle United
3.06Shots on target4.28
BurnleyNewcastle United
11.9%Shot conversion10.4%
BurnleyNewcastle United
41%Possession52%
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.05xG for1.51
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.77xG against1.29
BurnleyNewcastle United

Shooting quality

Burnley: BalancedNewcastle United: Balanced
BurnleyNewcastle United
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Newcastle United is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Burnley · 1 pts / game - Newcastle United

Burnley
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
17% W17% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-12
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-5
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Newcastle United
DWLDL
Season result split
33% W28% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-7
1.28 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Newcastle United is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.06 goals / game - Burnley · 1.28 goals / game - Newcastle United

Newcastle United is 48% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.89 goals / game - Burnley · 1.28 goals / game - Newcastle United

Burnley scoring profile: strong

Burnley scores in 67% of games (12 of 18 meczów), while Newcastle United keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 meczów).

Newcastle United scoring profile: very strong

Newcastle United scores in 72% of games (13 of 18 meczów), while Burnley keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)23
BurnleyNewcastle United
34Goals conceded (season)23
BurnleyNewcastle United
2.94Average goals per game2.56
BurnleyNewcastle United
4Goals scored (last 5)6
BurnleyNewcastle United
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
BurnleyNewcastle United

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal72%
BurnleyNewcastle United
33%2 goals44%
BurnleyNewcastle United
6%3 goals6%
BurnleyNewcastle United
0%4 goals6%
BurnleyNewcastle United

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal72%
BurnleyNewcastle United
61%2 goals39%
BurnleyNewcastle United
33%3 goals17%
BurnleyNewcastle United
6%4 goals0%
BurnleyNewcastle United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%
Newcastle United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 18 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time6%
BurnleyNewcastle United
11%BTTS in both halves0%
BurnleyNewcastle United
22%Scored in both halves11%
BurnleyNewcastle United

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS61%
BurnleyNewcastle United
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BurnleyNewcastle United
60%BTTS - last 560%
BurnleyNewcastle United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
BurnleyNewcastle United
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
BurnleyNewcastle United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
BurnleyNewcastle United

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
BurnleyNewcastle United
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
BurnleyNewcastle United
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
BurnleyNewcastle United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Newcastle United is 133% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Burnley · 1.56 pts / game - Newcastle United

Burnley - half-time state
6% leading50% draw44% trailing
Newcastle United - half-time state
39% leading39% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)1.56
BurnleyNewcastle United
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.67
BurnleyNewcastle United
0.89Goals conceded (1st half)0.28
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.28Average goals (1st half)0.94
BurnleyNewcastle United
33%Clean sheet before half-time78%
BurnleyNewcastle United
67%No goal before half-time56%
BurnleyNewcastle United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per game (2nd half)0.89
BurnleyNewcastle United
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
BurnleyNewcastle United
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
BurnleyNewcastle United
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.61
BurnleyNewcastle United
44%Clean sheet after half-time33%
BurnleyNewcastle United
44%No goal after half-time61%
BurnleyNewcastle United

Burnley - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding283%

Leads at halftime in 6% of games and wins 17%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Newcastle United - second-half results

11% W56% D33% L
28
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 33%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Burnley - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.40
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Newcastle United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.40
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Burnley
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
4
2
16-30
2
9
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
5
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Newcastle United
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
5
1
16-30
4
4
31-45
3
5
46-60
3
3
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Burnley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

Newcastle United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

BurnleyLigaNewcastle United
Average goals per game 2.942.79 2.56
Both teams scored 56%53% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 61%
Clean sheets 17%26% 28%
Goal before half-time 72%72% 61%
Goal after half-time 78%81% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Newcastle UnitedGoalYoane Wissa
  2. BurnleySubstitutionOn: Bashir HumphreysOff: Maxime Esteve
  3. BurnleyGoalJosh LaurentAssist: Armando Broja
  4. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardJoelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira
  5. BurnleyYellow cardKyle Andrew Walker
  6. Newcastle UnitedSubstitutionOn: Jacob Kai MurphyOff: Harvey Lewis Barnes
  7. BurnleySubstitutionOn: Jacob Bruun LarsenOff: Loum Tchaouna

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Robert JonesMatches officiated: 18
4.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 261%Home wins17%Draws22%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Burnley's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Newcastle United. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Burnley vs Newcastle United?

The Premier League match finished Burnley 1:3 Newcastle United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Burnley vs Newcastle United?

Burnley score 1.06 goals per game on average and Newcastle United 1.28. The Premier League average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Burnley's matches and 61% of Newcastle United's.

What form are Burnley and Newcastle United in?

Over the last 5 games Burnley have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Newcastle United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Burnley vs Newcastle United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Burnley vs Newcastle United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.